So, I'm basically doing a blog post about where Brooke is at and what funny things she does for my records (and your enjoyment of course!).....you're welcome.
At the beginning of this video, you can see Brooke start to dance a little, and then she points to the camera like she wants Gordon to stop recording. And please note the necklace she's wearing. Read on for further details.
1. She is almost walking....except she's not. She has no problem walking holding onto things, holding onto our hands, but the minute we let go--BAM! That diapered butt hits the floor. She won't even stand on her own. One day she'll get it....one day.
2. She can say "mama", "dada", "ya", and "hi" AND she even knows what they mean, too! Its aweome. We still don't have an official first word of hers yet because she has been babbling for a while now. We've agreed on 'dada' for now. Shayna votes for 'banana yum'. (haha)
3. She dances....sort of. Its cute! We play music and she'll bop her head and ocassionally her whole body will follow. She can also dance on command (if she's in a good mood).
4. Today for the first time, one of her little play group buddies took her toy and she hit them back! Not sure how I feel about this.....glad she's defending herself, but not by hitting.
5. Brooke bites me. She started this a few days ago. She's gotten me on the shoulder, on the arm, and has attempted my thigh, calf and toes. When I sternly say "no" and pull my arm away, she cries and then wants a hug. That calms her down. And then she bites me again.
6. She likes to hide things in our shoes. Keys, toys and food seem to be top choices.
7. She also knows that shoes and socks go on our feet and hats go on our heads. She's tried to put her socks and shoes on as well as Gordon's and my shoes on (all different attempts).
8. We have this necklace that Zoe made for me that is made up of larger beads. Its one of Brooke's favorite things. She likes to put it on and take it off. It also makes a great pacifier.
9. She can fold her arms. If we say prayer time and fold our arms, usually she'll fold hers too. If she doesn't the first time, we prompt her by tapping her elbow and then she does it. Its awfully cute, even if it lasts about 4 seconds!
10. She's becoming quite the picky eater. She hates drinking cows milk and one thing she likes today, she generally won't like tomorrow. She also likes to stuff her mouth full of food (she resembles a chipmunk) and then spit it all out and play with it. Its REALLY fun cleaning that up.
11. She makes little noises to get our attention and then points to things she wants. I've started signing with her, but she hasn't caught on yet. I don't really know the sign for cheerios....or magnet. (The 2 things she wanted today)
12. She's very independent and wants to do lots of things on her own. For instance, if we help her turn the pages in a book, she'll take it from us and do it herself. Or drinking from her sippy cup--we'll tilt it up so she can actually drink something out of it instead of air, but she pulls away wanting to do it on her own.
13. Right now, she takes 1-2 naps in the day (depending on our schedules and her crankiness) and sleeps on average 12 hours a night. Its amazing. There is such a difference from a newborn to a 1 year old as far as sleeping patterns go! I love sleep! The best part is I know when she's tired, so I just lay her down and she drifts off to sleep without a peep! A miracle, I tell you!
14. She fake cries. Then we call her out on it (you know, like "faker!" or "stop! You're not really crying!") and she stops. Its kind of funny.
15. She throws everything. She doesn't really play with her toys. Well, I guess her playing would be her throwing her toys. She also likes to throw our cell phones, her food, DVD's, really anything she touches gets launched into the air somehow. On Sunday, she threw a toy in sacrament meeting and it went two rows behind us. She seemed to be pretty proud of herself.
Thats all I can think of right now. Thank you for listening.
Brooke likes to crawl away from us at any time of the day, clothing optional. In the mornings when I change her diaper AND her clothes is no exception.
I try to clip her hair back, but it doesn't always work. She likes to pull any and all hair accessories out, even if it means she can't see in front of her (because yes, she has that much hair). This photo was taken after breakfast this morning, after several successful attempts to pull the green clip out of her hair. In this process, she got crumbs, peanut butter, milk, yogurt and peaches in her hair. Lovely.
Daddy pulls our her bouncer and she gets enthralled....
Daddy pulls our her bouncer and she gets enthralled....
Pretty cool that there's a mirror up there!
And then she lounges around with her dad while watching (brace yourselves) the dark knight. I hate that movie because its so creepy and violent, yet its appropriate for a 12 month old. Hmm...
